Claude Bébéar
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| Born |
29 July 1935 Issac, France |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Claude Bébéar (born 1935) is a French businessman.[1][2][3] He is the founder and former CEO of AXA.[1][2][3]
Biography
Early life
Claude Bébéar was born on July 29, 1935, in Issac, France.[1][3] He graduated from the Lycée Saint-Louis and the École Polytechnique.[1][3] He was trained at the Armoured Cavalry Branch Training School in Saumur and did his military service in Algeria.[1] He then received a diploma from the Institute of Actuaries of France.[1]
Career
He started his career at Anciennes Mutuelles, up until he became CEO after André Sahut d'Izarn's death in 1975.[1] In 1985, it became known as AXA.[1]
He helped oust Jean-Marie Messier from Vivendi. He was involved in the ouster of the chairman of Rhodia.[4]
He sits on the Board of Directors of Vivendi, BNP Paribas and Schneider Electric.[3] He has been a member of Le Siècle.[5] He is also Chairman of the Institut du mécénat de solidarité and the Institut Montaigne.[3]
Private life
He is Roman Catholic, married with five children, two of whom were adopted from South Korea. In 2007, he was worth 106 million euros.[6]
Bibliography
- Le courage de réformer (André Babeau, Odile Jacob, 2002)
- Ils vont tuer le capitalisme (May 2003)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AXA biography
- 1 2 BusinessWeek
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vivendi biography
- ↑ JOHN TAGLIABUE (November 18, 2003). "If Claude Bébéar Speaks, French Companies Listen". The New York Times.
- ↑ Frédéric Saliba, 'Le pouvoir à la table du Siècle', in Stratégies, issue 1365, April 14, 2005, p. 49
- ↑ "Claude Bébéar dévoile sa fortune". Le Figaro. 06/05/2009. Check date values in:
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